Hi Liam,
>> Hi, I've recently moved from Australia to California and would like
>> to buy another AN1x synth (I left my one at home) However I do not
>> know much about the differences with power supplies between the USA
>> and Australia (we use 220 volt wiring)
>>
>> Would an AN1x bought here work there if I changed the power supply
>> box?
>>
>> And if I brought my synth over here would I just buy a local power
>> supply box? Perhaps a Yamaha product?
>>
>> I guess I want to know if the AN1x would accept the differnt power
>> supply?
I have used my AN1x with 12V, 9V, and 11V DC supplies. All of the supplies had the same connector and pinout as the Yamaha (2.1mm barrel jack, positive center pin), and they all worked well. I suspect that the AN1x itself has a regulator that drops the crude voltage of the wall wart to a rock-solid 5V, and so any supply that is at least 3-4V above that point will work. (This has not been confirmed with Yamaha.)
There are many 12V DC supplies that would probably work. On my website, I used to sell a small switching supply that runs on any AC voltage from 100-240V 50 or 60Hz. I use this one with my own AN1x, and it works very well. I still have a few of them left; please contact me offline if you are interested. I also have a standard US Yamaha "brick" supply laying around, if you'd prefer to stay with the original products.
Regards,
-BW
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